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Bill > H1292
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Introduced
02/27/2025
02/27/2025
In Committee
02/27/2025
02/27/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
194th General Court
Bill Summary
Relative to financial services contracts for dental benefits corporations. Financial Services.
AI Summary
This bill modifies several chapters of Massachusetts law to regulate financial services contracts for dental benefits corporations, focusing on protecting dentists from being required to provide services at predetermined fees. Specifically, the bill expands the definition of a "dental plan" to include insurance policies that provide dental service coverage independent of medical plans. The key provision prohibits health care service contractors, dental service corporations, health maintenance organizations, and preferred provider arrangements from requiring participating dentists to provide dental services at a specific fee unless those services are explicitly "covered services" under the insurance plan. This means that for any dental service not defined as a covered service in the insurance contract, dentists cannot be compelled to accept a predetermined fee rate. The bill aims to give dentists more flexibility in setting fees for services that fall outside the standard coverage of dental insurance plans, potentially protecting their ability to charge market rates for specialized or elective procedures. By amending multiple chapters of Massachusetts law simultaneously, the bill creates a comprehensive approach to regulating dental service contracts across different types of healthcare service providers.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Accompanied a new draft, see H5044 (on 02/05/2026)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1292 |
| BillText | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1292.pdf |
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